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• Re: Berg short shift Group Purchase-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 22:09:06 -0800
  When i found out what Berg short shift kit was i decided it wasn't enough for me and moved the whole shifter assembly...
• Hello, Tranny Pro, are you out there?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:18:04 -0500
  ...Two of the trannys work and shift smoothly but they feel tight, the third feels like its realy slick in that it shifts very...
• Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 13:46:05 -0500
  ...So my 82 L has gone from squeaking when shifting to having a floppy > clutch and not shifting at all when the engine is...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:33:58 EDT
  ...Yea, right on ! A little Tequila would help all these folks get a shifter bushing ! Now for sure it's no longer about SHIFTER...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:25:31 -0500
  ...Regards John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jim Johnston wrote: > In looking over the transmission, all the boots on my shift linkage are torn > to...
• reverse coast lock-up!!
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 00:29:48 -0500
  ...I find the gear shifter a little stiff in attempting to shift to neutral after the occourance. Could it be the diffs? As long...
• Buzzing stick shift and Redline?
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 09:12:20 -0800
  ...I noticed an immediate improvement in shifting. Then, Friday I had a 2 hour road trip. At one stop, the transmission repeatedly ground trying...
• shift cable
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:43:52 -0400
  Where can i find a new shift cable for my 84 automatic. I looked on most of the supplier sites. Their doesn't seem...
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:24:32 -0700
  "'Bink, bink' sound is optional.� ;)" � Unless your van actually sounds like that when shifting. � Stephen --- On Thu, 4/9/09, neil N <musomuso@GMAIL...
• Shift knob rattle help??
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:00:33 -0700
  While on a long trip this weekend we noticed cruzing down the highway our shift knob rattles... and is very anoying! Anybody have a...
• Berg Short SHift Kit????
  Historical mailing list - Michael David Korsak
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:11:03 -0500
  Hey List, What exactly is the berg short shift kit? I've read many threads concerning this item, but do not fully comprehend what...
• Re: 84 Vanagon shift lever thread size??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 09:52:06 EDT
  Yep, the shift lever and knob are 14mm, same size and pitch as the lugs & nuts. Bill Marshall 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Brett Baer
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 23:45:42 -0600
  ...If one does upgrade to the 5 speed, will any mods have to be made to the shift linkage? What is the shift pattern...
• 85 Tranny shifting problems and MOTOR MOUNTS?
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 10:00:08 -0500
  Ok, I think I have about done it all now.replaced all plastic parts for tranny shifter.adjusted the linkage (like 400 times) topped...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 May 2010 06:44:28 EDT
  ...I'm following the Bentley procedure to align the shifter. I am missing a plastic tab on the front shift rod, but didn't...
• Re: How to buy Gene Berg shifter?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 11:37:28 -0600
  I think I saw on the list sometime back that the Berg Short Shift kit could be bought from either KEP or Weddle Engineering...
• Goofy Manual Transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Mark Vermillion
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 21:20:39 -0500
  ...Specifically, shifting into 4th gear. I can do 1, 2, 3 just fine, but it requires some force and finesse to hit 4. I...
• Re: transmission shifting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:20:54 -0500
  ...You can adjust the shifter by a little allen screw on the shift > so > that the shifting mechanism in that box is pushed up...
• Re: Center shift rod bushing
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:37:35 -0700
  Well, I didn't realize early vanagons had diffrent shift rod setup(endless surprises!!!) Found out by checking Bentley, it mentions replacing center bushing...
• Shift Components - Replace or not...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 6 May 2010 09:11:40 -0400
  ...My shifter locked up last week. I tracked the issue to a broken ball on Shift Lever. I'm in process of ordering a...
• Berg Short Shift Kit in a Syncro - Yes!
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:42:53 EDT
  Syncronauts, A while back someone inquired if a Gene Berg short shift kit would work in a Syncro. I thought that I had remembered...
• 89' GL Shift problem mostly solved!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 16:31:47 EDT
  Thnaks for your insightful comments on adjusting the two nuts under the shift lever boot. It did the trick pretty well. As of now...
• '85 Westy Shifting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:38:44 -0400
  For the past few weeks I have been getting a tiny little grind (more of a "clunk" really) when I shift into second gear...
• WTB shifter and linkage '88-'91 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 08:58:11 -0500
  Hello, I'm looking for a manual transmission shifter and linkage from a late model van. I've worked on my 87 shifter but...
• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:37:01 -0500
  ...I've been tossing around the idea of solenoids to control the > shifting, but like I said, tossing around the idea. I once saw...
• Re: My first trip in the hand painted westy - shifting/clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:34:27 -0400
  ...I nearly wrecked my shoulder after driving over 1,000 miles with this sticky shift problem. Someone suggested I may have a shift linkage...
• Simple but oh so effective maintenance task (lubricate shift linkage)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 19:26:33 -0700
  ...Anyhow, while in there I decided to lubricate all the shifting mechanism at the bottom of the stick, the end of the long shift...
• Re: syncro - shift linkage protective pipe
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:27:10 -0700
  ...syncro - shift linkage protective pipe > cross posted from samba... > > > How common is it to have the protective pipe installed in the shift > linkage assembly...
• shifter question
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 12:34:56 -0400
  ...So does anyone know if there is a difference in Syncro 5 speed shifters and regular 4 spd. shifters? I'm speaking of the...
• Re: after market Short shift
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 10:27:02 -0600
  HURST used to make a short shift kit for the Loaf's, don't know if it is still available, or if it is...
• Re: Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:55:51 -0800
  ...Under the center of the > Vanagon is a splined connection between the front and rear shift rods. > Mark this union so you know how...
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:42:53 -0700
  ...One of them is >(once again) a shifting problem. When the engine (whole vehicle) is >cold, I have no problem shifting in to first...
• Re: transmission, entering first
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 19 Sep 2001 08:23:38 -0400
  ...After endless fiddling with the plate angle on the bottom of the shifter, I realized that there was going to be no compromise there...
• Re: Shifting Problem Redux
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 08:59:30 -0600
  ...When the van's cold, it doesn't > shift from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd until the revs reach about twice > what...
• Re: 91 Hard shifting sometimes girding
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 23:58:53 -0400
  ...91 Hard shifting sometimes girding original>> From: Kevin Plichta <plichtakevin@HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: 91 Hard shifting sometimes girding >>Hard shifting sometimes girding when shifting...
• Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:53:43 -0700
  ...My shifter is sluggish or stiff and back up lights now on all the time. (ign. on) Switch tested ok with VOM when tranny...
• shift box for syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 05 Feb 1996 11:25:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...replaced my tranny on my 87 syncro, he had to replace a piece of the shift linkage in an attempt to get the shift...
• Re: Berg Short Shift Kit????
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:51:22 -0500
  ...Don't be afraid to tap it on with something, mine wouldn't fit around the bend in the shifter without some persuasion. Make...
• Gear shift linkage?
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:36:49 -0500
  Help! Just tried to shift into first at a red light, something felt like it fell out from under the front end of my...
• Shift Knob Size 85
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:45:35 -0400
  Anyone know the size of the shift knob on a 85 Vanagon. Is it 12mm or 14mm . .. or something other than that. Thanks .. Have...
• shifter parts
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 18:16:18 -0600
  Hi George, You can get all of those shifter components, plastic ball and all, at Volks Cafe and at a reasonable price. Warren 88...
• Re: berg shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 05:04:14 -0500
  count me in on the purchase of the riser plate, but i don't really want the extension for the shifter if i don...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 15:49:44 -0800
  I installed a later model tranny and shift linkage into my '81 http://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/WBXTransmissionInto81VanagonWasAirCooled# I had access of sorts (was...
• Shifting into 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 11:21:58 -0600
  ...Is this something related to the shift linkage/shifter that can be easily fixed (it feels like you are pushing against something solid, and...
• Re: Balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:46:08 -0400
  > My shifter (90 vanagon) has lately started to balk going into first. I > can hear a dry rubbing under the floor where the shift...
• Re: 91 Hard shifting sometimes girding
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 18:56:04 -0500
  ...91 Hard shifting sometimes girding > original>> > From: Kevin Plichta <plichtakevin@HOTMAIL.COM> > Subject: 91 Hard shifting sometimes girding > > >>Hard shifting sometimes girding when shifting...
• Re: Repairing front shift linkage ... need help
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 21 Nov 2017 21:29:15 -0800
  Perseverance and manly man hands :-) Maybe my old blog post will help https://shufti.blog/2011/05/22/vanagon-syncro-shift-linkage-rear-and...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:17:31 -0400
  The boots on my shifter rod have been shredded nearly forever. I keep 'er lubed and shifting's acceptable- we're not talking Miata...
• Center shift rod bushing
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 07:50:31 +0000
  Note to anyone dropping their gas tank - the center shift rob bushing is only acessible after you have dropped your tank. I am talking...
• Switching from GL5 to GL4 Gear Oil: Findings
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 4 Jan 2016 09:25:06 -0800
  ...With either, engine cold, I saw stiff shifting until vehicle driven some miles, difficulty getting into 2nd gear and with engine off, difficulty shifting...
• Sticky shifting? L@@K!
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 16:51:08 -0600
  I thought I would solve my hard shifting by putting Redline oil in my trans, but on the way home from the only place...
• Re: Shift stick extender?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 16:19:04 -0500
  Lionel- There is a company in Oregon called Z Products that carries gear shift extensions. They go for $11.00 and their phone number...
• Does anybody know if a shifter form a 091/1 trans will fit a 091 shifter assembely?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:28:15 -0700
  Nuf said. Oh yeah,thanks. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
• Re: Tachometer troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 04:51:30 -0500
  Some factory vanagons don't have tachs, but instead have markings on the speedo that give some clues about shifting. These marks are often...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 16:39:13 -0500
  ...I shortened up the shift rod by moving the >> front >> shift rod further into the splines in the rear shift rod, but that didn...
• Re: Shifting into 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 12:31:51 -0500
  It is probably the shift rod adjustments or soft motormounts. Stan On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 11:21:58 -0600 "Thompson, Michael" <METhompson@GOLDER...
• Re: Slipping Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:12:04 -0700
  ...Sorry - Thought that was implied by saying "I shift." Should have >>>> been more clear. >>>> >>>> -eric >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8/27/02 2:29 PM, "Ben McCafferty...
• Balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 08:11:53 -0500
  My shifter (90 vanagon) has lately started to balk going into first. I can hear a dry rubbing under the floor where the shift...
• 80-82 vanagon shift linkage adjusting.
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 11:28:02 -0500
  ok I've got the Bently, 3-4 differant versions/iterations i'm not sure exactly on adjusting the shift rod and linkage on...
• Re: small front table
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:08:51 -0500
  ...Possibly i could shorten the shifter. This is an automatic shift tower.